Timothy M  
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Double Bass, Euphonium, Tuba, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Electronic, Showtunes, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde

I began teaching music in high school, a friend coworker had a son that wanted to learn trumpet and it was a fun way to make money. As I continued into college, I learned that I was able to give lessons to members of the band or choir as an employee to the Adrian College Academic Services Department and I was happy to do so. In addition to Adrian College students, I also gave lessons to local high schoolers (mostly tuba players) and many where featured and scored well in state Solo and Ensemble exhibitions. Since 2011, during the summers, I was an employee for the New York Summer Music Festival or NYSMF for short. I started at NYSMF as a counselor and music theory teacher and I later earned a position as TA and Commercial Voice-Over Teacher. The festival is a wonderful place that hosts 11 to 21 year olds at SUNY Oneonta for 2-week session jampacked with ensemble rehearsal, solo and ensemble performances, guest artist concerts, classes, faculty/staff or student showcases, masterclasses and so much more. During my last year of college and for a short while after I graduated, I worked as a piano teacher at Fenton's A Joyful Noise music studio, where I worked with students from 8 to 18 years of age. My singular goal as a teacher is to make a student love music as much as I do, the rest will take care of itself.

For each instrument, I have the same basic approach: discover what they like, assess what they can do, and begin with the fundamentals.  If a student is more advanced, I still like to spend time on fundamentals at the beginning anyway to see if we can fill in any foundational weakness that the student may have.   For each instrument, I also have a wide array of repitoire that I give students that zero-in on technical challenges a student will be presented with. The ultimate goal for me as a teacher is not to teach my students everything there is to know, but rather, to give my students the ability to become enthusiastic and self-sufficiant musicians, to get students ready to engage in higher music education (if they choose that path), and to teach students that engaging in meaningful art should be fun.